,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4   
,graves ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas1 ,mr4      
,pet]son1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 & ,mr4 ,hice (     
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit ! civil   
liability ( p]sons = ! spread or        
possible transmission ( ,,s>s-,,cov-#b  
caus$ by an act or omission :ile act+ 9 
good fai? dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy    
p]iod1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,get    
,am]ica ,back to ,"w ,act4  #b4         
,limitation on liability  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 no  
p]son %all be liable 9 any civil action 
= ! spread or possible transmission (   

,,s>s-,,cov-#b caus$ by an act or       
omission ( ! p]son act+ 9 good fai?     
betwe5 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 & ! date t is 
#ah mon?s aft] ! end ( ! em]g5cy p]iod  
7z def9$ 9 section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b7774  7b7         
,preemption ,! laws ( a ,/ate or any    
political subdivision ( a ,/ate are     
h]eby preempt$ to ! ext5t su* laws are  
inconsi/5t ) ?is section1 unless su*    
laws provide great] protection f        
liability4  7c7 ,exceptions ,subsection 
7a7 does n apply if ! h>m is %[n1 by    
cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 to be caus$ by  
an act or omission con/itut+ willful or 
crim9al misconduct1 reckless misconduct1
 gross neglig5ce1 or a consci\s flagrant
 indiff]5ce to ! rights or safety ( !   
individual h>m$ by ! p]son4 ,= purposes 
( ?is section1 infection )              
,,s>s-,,cov-#b may n be ! basis =       
damages aris+ f bodily injury except to 
! ext5t t su* injury is s]i\s bodily    
injury4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3

 7#a7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son includes--    
7,a7 "o or m individuals1 bus9ess tru/s1
 legal repres5tatives1 corporations1    
companies1 associations1 firms1         
p>tn]%ips1 societies1 jo9t /ock         
companies1 univ]sities1 s*ools1 nonpr(it
 organizations1 or religi\s             
organizations2 or  7,b7 any organiz$    
gr\p ( entities describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a74  7#b7 ,good fai? ,! t]m good fai? 
means mak+ reasonable ef=ts to act 9    
compliance )-- 7,a7 applicable guidance 
f a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 or
 ,tribal public heal? au?ority2 or  7,b7
 appropriate pr(essional or indu/ry     
/&>ds1 recomm5dations1 or guidance4     
7#c7 ,s]i\s bodily injury ,! t]m s]i\s  
bodily injury means-- 7,a7 dea? or      
injury requir+ 9-pati5t hospitalization 
( at lea/ #dh h\rs2  7,b7 p]man5t       
impairm5t ( a bodily function2 or  7,c7 
p]man5t damage to a body /ructure4  7e7 
,applicability ,! limitation 9 ?is      
section %all be applicable 9 cases fil$ 
be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   

?is ,act4  7f7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ z sup]s$+ 
or weak5+ any ,f$]al /atute or o!r      
provision ( ,f$]al law t preempts !     
au?ority or actions ( a ,/ate1 t]ritory1
 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate or   
t]ritory1 or an ,indian ,tribe to       
regulate ! practices or s]vices ( c]ta9 
bus9esses or indu/ries4  #c4 ,limitation
 on liability = heal? c>e pr(essionals  
dur+ ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy response  7a7  
,limitation on liability ,except z      
provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 a provid] (   
heal? c>e s]vices1 includ+ a heal? c>e  
pr(essional1 %all n be liable "u ,f$]al 
or ,/ate law = ! spread or possible     
transmission ( ,,s>s-,,cov-#b caus$ by  
an act or omission ( ! provid] 9 !      
provision ( heal? c>e s]vices act+ 9    
good fai? betwe5 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 & ! 
date t is #ah mon?s aft] ! end ( !      
em]g5cy p]iod 7z def9$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b7771 if-- 7#a7 !  

provid] is provid+ heal? c>e s]vices    
significantly impact$ by1 or 9 response 
to1 ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7#b7 ! act 
or omission-- 7,a7 occurs 9 ! c\rse (   
provid+ heal? c>e s]vices t are )9 !    
scope ( ! lic5se1 regi/ration1 or       
c]tification ( ! pr(essional1 z def9$ by
 ! ,/ate ( lic5sure1 regi/ration1 or    
c]tification2  7,b7 does n exce$ ! scope
 ( lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification 
( a sub/antially simil> heal?           
pr(essional 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* act or  
omission occurs2 &  7,c7 is und]tak5 9 a
 good fai? belief t ! individual be+    
treat$ is 9 ne$ ( heal? c>e s]vices4    
7b7 ,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 does n  
apply if-- 7#a7 ! h>m is %[n1 by cle> & 
conv9c+ evid5ce1 to be caus$ by an act  
or omission ( ! provid] ( heal? c>e     
s]vices con/itut+ willful or crim9al    
misconduct1 reckless misconduct1 gross  
neglig5ce1 or a consci\s flagrant       
indiff]5ce to ! rights or safety ( !    
individual h>m$ by ! heal? c>e          
pr(essional2 or  7#b7 ! provid] ( heal? 

c>e s]vices r5d]$ ! heal? c>e s]vices "u
 ! influ5ce 7z det]m9$ pursuant to      
applicable ,/ate law7 ( alcohol or an   
intoxicat+ drug4  7c7 ,preemption ,!    
laws ( a ,/ate or any political         
subdivision ( a ,/ate are h]eby preempt$
 to ! ext5t su* laws are inconsi/5t )   
?is section1 unless su* laws provide    
great] protection f liability4  7d7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ,! t]m
 good fai? means mak+ reasonable ef=ts  
to act 9 compliance )-- 7,a7 applicable 
guidance f a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1      
t]ritorial1 or ,tribal public heal?     
au?ority2 or  7,b7 appropriate          
pr(essional or indu/ry /&>ds1           
recomm5dations1 or guidance4  7#b7 ,!   
t]m heal? c>e pr(essional means an      
individual :o is lic5s$1 regi/]$1       
c]tifi$1 or o!rwise au?oriz$ "u a ,f$]al
 or ,/ate law to provide heal? c>e      
s]vices4  7#c7 ,! t]m heal? c>e s]vices 
means any s]vice provid$ by a heal? c>e 
pr(essional1 or by any individual work+ 
"u ! sup]vision ( a heal? c>e           

pr(essional1 t relates to ! diagnosis1  
prev5tion1 or treatm5t ( ,,covid-#ai4   
#d4 ,occupational safety or heal? haz>d 
exemption ,! ,occupational ,safety &    
,heal? ,act ( #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea 
et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #i   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #feh7-- 7,a7 subsection  
7a71 by /rik+ ,if1 ^u inspection &      
ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 subsection   
7d71 if1 ^u inspection2 &  7,b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7  
,,covid-#ai exemption  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= 
! p]iod specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 !     
,secret>y may n ex]cise au?ority        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 to issue a   
citation ) respect to a violation relat$
 to ! spread or possible transmission ( 
,,s>s-,,cov-#b 9 ! workplace if !       
,secret>y det]m9es t ! employ] act$ 9   
good fai?4  7#b7 ,good fai? def9$ ,! t]m
 good fai? has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #b7;d7 ( ! ,get ,am]ica ,back to
 ,"w ,act4  7#c7 ,p]iod specifi$ ,!     
p]iod specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! p]iod
 beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 & end+ on 

! date t is #ah mon?s aft] ! end ( !    
em]g5cy p]iod 7z def9$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b7774  2 &  7#b7 9 
section #ag 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7-- 7,a7 
9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,any employ] 
:o willfully & ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 
9 subsection 7m71 any employ] :o        
willfully2  7,b7 9 subsection 7e71 by   
/rik+ ,any employ] :o willfully & ins]t+
 ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7m71 any
 employ] :o willfully2 &  7,c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7m7  
,,covid-#ai exemption ,= ! p]iod        
specifi$ 9 section #i7;d77#c71 ) respect
 to ! spread or possible transmission ( 
,,s>s-,,cov-#b 9 ! workplace1 no employ]
 :o act$ 9 good fai? 7z def9$ 9 section 
#b7;d7 ( ! ,get ,am]ica ,back to ,"w    
,act7 %all be subject to p5alties "u    
subsection 7a7 or subsection 7e74  4